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Top 10 countries by coffee consumption
Coffee available for consumption per person per year. FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023, covering 174 countries. Ranked biggest first.
The top 10
1st of 174 · 2023
Marshall Islands23.3 kg/person/yr
- 2ndLaos22.6 kg/person/yr
- 3rdMaldives20.7 kg/person/yr
- 4thLuxembourg19 kg/person/yr
- 5thIreland15.8 kg/person/yr
- 6thEstonia15.7 kg/person/yr
- 7thAntigua and Barbuda14.4 kg/person/yr
- 8thBosnia and Herzegovina14.3 kg/person/yr
- 9thLithuania13.4 kg/person/yr
- 10thLebanon12.9 kg/person/yr
The other end · bottom 5 of 174
Where the big countries land
- 66thUnited States4.2 kg/person/yr
- 152ndChina0.2 kg/person/yr
- 56thGermany5.3 kg/person/yr
- 59thBrazil5 kg/person/yr
Common questions
Questions people ask about coffee consumption
Which country ranks highest for coffee consumption?
The Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 174 countries at 23.3 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which countries are in the top 10 for coffee consumption?
The top 10 are Marshall Islands, Laos, Maldives, Luxembourg, Ireland, Estonia, Antigua and Barbuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Lebanon — computed from FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023.
Where does the United States rank in coffee consumption?
The United States ranks 66th of 174 countries at 4.2 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
What is the median coffee consumption worldwide?
Across the 174 countries covered, the median is 2.5 kg/person/yr. Values run from 23.3 kg/person/yr (Marshall Islands, ranked 1st) to 0 kg/person/yr (Malaysia, ranked 173rd).
Is coffee consumption higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 40 European countries is 9.1 kg/person/yr, against 4.2 kg/person/yr in the United States — it is higher in Europe. Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which country ranks lowest for coffee consumption?
Malaysia sits at the other end of the list: 0 kg/person/yr ranks 173rd of 174 (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
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